Cast members from Days of Our Lives got together to honor Stephen Nichols’ remarkable milestone.

Although it seemed as if Steve (Stephen Nichols) was retiring from private investigation after John’s death on Days of Our Lives, there has been a reprieve. Bo (Peter Reckell) and Hope (Kristian Alfonso) have agreed to team up with him, and their first case will be to find where Julie’s grandmother’s valuable necklace is. Steve hasn’t stopped since he began on the show in 1985, and the show and cast honored his impressive four decades.

The Legend was Honored

The DAYS official Instagram page shared a post with Nichols that stated, “Stephen Nichols isn’t just a legend on screen; he’s beloved behind the scenes, too. Hear what the Days of our Lives cast has to say as we honor his 40 years in Salem!⏳💙” One fan lovingly wrote, “Cheers to 40 years!! 🥂. Congrats 🍾🥰.”

A video was attached to the post, and Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) started things off by saying, “My darling Stephen. Wow, 40 years. What a ride we’ve had. It’s been so much fun and you’re amazing and you always give me everything — your heart, your soul, your love. What good friends and how lucky are we? And happy, happy anniversary to my sweetest, sweetest friend. I love you.”

40 Years is a Long Time

Next in the video was Jackeė Harry (Paulina), who stated loudly, “Hiiiiiii, Steven ‘Patch’ Nichols! Happy 40th,” and she blew a kiss. Several more co-stars had some fun things to say while congratulating him: John-Paul Lavoisier (Philip) said, “40?!?” while Judi Evans (Bonnie) jumped in and said, “You are the best!” Martha Madison (Belle) quipped, “That’s a really long time,” and added, “It’s very cool to be employed that long. I mean, that’s like almost as old as me.”

Linsey Godfrey (Sarah) and Stacy Haiduk (Kristen) also sent love and congratulations, and Galen Gering (Rafe) called him “Patchman” and remarked, “You always put your heart and soul into your work. You never phone it in. You are the man. I love you. I adore you, and [am] so proud of you.”

The fans were out in full force, offering their congratulations. One voice summed up everyone’s thoughts with the comment, “Us fans are the lucky ones to have Stephen Nichols on our screens all these years! Such a legend❤️🙌🙌🙌.”